Melissa officials announced March 27 that, going forward, the city would not be making shelter-in-place directives or implementing additional restrictions on activities beyond those enacted by Gov. Greg Abbott or Collin County Judge Chris Hill. "The City of Melissa does not have larger corporate business partners that need to be deemed essential or nonessential," said an official city statement attributed to Melissa Mayor Reed Greer, the city council and city staff. "For the most part, all of our businesses fall in some category listed by the state or the county and appropriate limitations have already been taken...
